Asus said the laptop will be available today at Best Buy in the U.S. for $1,199 with 16 GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The company suggested there will be lower-priced configurations as well but did not immediately specify what those are. No UK pricing or release information was available.

This isn’t the first laptop to combine AMD and Nvidia (Asus’ X570ZD, for instance had options with second-gen Ryzen 5 and 7 processors and a GTX 1050), but options with this pairing -- or Ryzen with discrete graphics at all -- are few and far between.

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 3750H

GPU

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)

RAM

Up to 32 GB DDR4-2400

Storage

256 GB or 512 GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Display

15.6-inch, IPDS display, 60 or 120 Hz

Ports

Ethernet, USB Type-C, 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, HDMI

Battery

76 Wh

Size

360 x 252 x 19.9 mm / 14.2 x 9.9 x 0.8 inches

Weight

4.6 pounds / 2.1 kg

Asus is pushing the Zephyrus G as bringing its most premium slim design to a larger audience of gamers. It still features a 15-inch FHD display (with 60 Hz and 120 Hz options) in a chassis that’s 0.8 inches (19.9 mm) thick and weighs approximately 4.6 pounds (2.1 kg). Note, though, that there is no webcam on this machine.

The Zephyrus G does have a few differences from the Intel-based Zephyrus S GX502 and Zephyrus M GU502 that are launching alongside it. While all three laptops have moved the keyboard to a standard position (prior Zephyrus laptops have them on the very edge of the deck), the AMD-based model only has white backlighting on the keys, rather than RGB. Asus suggests that this will allow the laptop to blend in anywhere, but it’s a shame for fans of RGB lighting who could customize it to that color themselves.

This laptop is also compatible with the ROG Armoury Crate software’s scenario profiles, which changes clock and fan speeds depending on your task.

We’re looking forward to testing the Zephyrus G when it shows up in our labs to see what this premium, AMD- and Nvidia-powered laptop can do.

Andrew E. Freedman is an editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming as well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a M.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag among others.